वास्तु मण्डन (मण्डन सूत्रधार - गृह, राजप्रासाद, दुर्ग एवं नगर-वास्तु सटीक)

Ch. VIII – Prakīrṇakādhyāyaḥ 191 9-11. When construction of the ground level is wider than the upper levels, then it is known as Gṛhāṇaka. A house with one door is known as Veśma, (a house) with doors in the East and West is known as Nilaya. (A house) with three doors is known as Karaṇa and with four doors is known as Catura. Viśvakarmā and others prescribe varieties of designs in the royal mansions - they are Māḍa, Mauṇḍa, Śuddha, Śekhara, Tuṅgāra, Siṁhāvalokana. The eves board of the Māḍa palace will be constructed at half of the height and it will be adorned with bells and summits (Kūṭa) or a square aedicule. 12. The central offset of the Mauḍa palace is like Māḍa and the middle and lower parts will be adorned with peaks. Of all the sites, this one is favourable, it should be unmixed and extended with four pillared pavilions (Catuṣki). 13. Temples of the gods and others will be shaped like peaks and the Chanda will be Śekhara. The Tuṅgāra, another Chanda of royal man- sion, will be projected on the central offset on its body, which will be multiplied by two. Siṁhāvlokana should be adorned with Siṁhakaraṇa. 14. Maya Śālā houses are of the Vimāna type (7-storied) with Śikharas (crests). Rooms on the top part will be close knit and these (Harmya) will be of different shapes and sizes. 15-16. Mālikā is multi-storied and looks like a garland. If the two main buildings of a Lāṅgala house are to the East and South or to the East and North or to the West and North, this will bring about the owner's death; if good fortune is desired, they have to be placed to the South and the West. Building to the North, West, and South brings fortune, and building to the East, South, and West brings victory.